Chapter 39

Long ago, Tree Spirits lived all over the continent. They not only told stories of the first races but also blessed couples with health and prosperity. When the Second War with the Orcs started, the Tree Spirits used their magic to help the humans and other races defeat the Orcs and send them back into the Uncharted Lands. Soon after, the Dark Mages started killing Tree Spirits all over Aylarra until none remained.

To hear that at least one was still alive brought great joy to Ayla.

“Can I meet him?” she asked.

“It’s a her, not a him. If she wants to be seen, then you will see her,” Rhobart said.

They walked through a tunnel for about five minutes until they entered a large cave.

Ayla stopped in her tracks. She had read about magic caves, but this was the first time she actually saw one.

There was no other word to describe it. In the middle of the cave stood the biggest tree Ayla had ever seen. It was so thick that probably twenty men standing in a circle, with their arms outstre